Monarchy: Succession

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice to which Commonwealth governments the Government have indicated a wish to discuss reform of male-preference primogeniture for the line of succession for the Crown; and if he will make a statement.

Jack Straw: Any changes to the rules of succession would have to be agreed to by all Commonwealth countries of which The Queen is head of state. Discussions have started and are continuing but it would be inappropriate to release details at this stage.

Jobcentre Plus: Manpower

Steve Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 26 November 2008,  Official Report, column 1980W, on Jobcentre Plus: manpower, if he will provide a description of each job in Jobcentre Plus in each pay grade.

Tony McNulty: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.

Jobseeker's Allowance

Paul Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Cardiff of 10 March 2009,  Official Report, column 269W, on jobseeker's allowance, what  (a) quantitative and  (b) qualitative evaluation has been undertaken of (i) the extent to which signposting takes place and (ii) the outcomes it achieves; and if he will make a statement.

Tony McNulty: The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the acting chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Mel Groves. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.

Members: Correspondence

Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Lichfield,  Official Report, 11 May 2009, columns 545-6, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for Lichfield.

Tony McNulty: wrote to the hon. Member for Lichfield on 1 June 2009.

Policy Adaptation

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he last met the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to discuss Government policy on adaptation to climate change.

Joan Ruddock: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and DECC officials meet regularly with colleagues in DEFRA to discuss a range of issues, including adapting to climate change.
	It is essential that our departments work closely together, so that our work on managing the impacts of climate change in the UK complements and reinforces our work to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate Change: USA

Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he last met his US counterpart to discuss climate change.

Joan Ruddock: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has held a number of discussions with senior figures in the US administration, including the Climate Change Envoy and the Secretary of Energy during his recent visit to Washington and during subsequent discussions at the US chaired Major Economies Forum and in the margins of other multilateral meetings.

Internet: Data Protection

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what requirements there are for UK internet service providers wishing to use deep packet inspection targeted advertising systems to obtain consent from individual internet users prior to the collection of data relating to individuals.

Jack Straw: I have been asked to reply.
	The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) requires all data controllers, including internet services providers, to comply with the DPA and the data protection principles, when processing personal data. Personal data must not be processed unless, amongst other things, at least one of the conditions in Schedule 2 to the DPA is met. In the case of sensitive personal data, a condition in Schedule 3 must also be met. Consent is one condition for processing personal data, but it is not the only one, and whether consent is required for certain processing to take place will depend upon the particular circumstances.
	Additionally the Internet Advertising Bureau has recently launched a code of practice which focuses on free and informed consent. Many internet services providers and key players have signed up to this, including Phorm, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL.
	Anyone with concerns or complaints about the way in which personal data is being processed can refer the matter to the Information Commissioner, the independent regulator for the DPA, to investigate.

GCE A-Level

Nick Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average A-level points score per pupil was for secondary schools with sixth forms of  (a) 50 or fewer,  (b) 51 to 100,  (c) 101 to 150,  (d) 151 to 200,  (e) 201 to 250 and  (f) more than 250 pupils in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Jim Knight: The information is published in the School and College Achievement and Attainment Tables on the Department's website at the following link:
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/performancetables/16to18_08.shtml.
	A copy of the tables are available in the House Libraries.

Pupil Exclusions

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children of between five and seven years have been  (a) excluded from school for a fixed period and  (b) permanently excluded from school in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Information on the number of permanent and fixed period exclusions (not pupils) is published at:
	2006/07 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000793/index.shtml
	2005/06 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000733/index.shtml
	2004/05 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000662/index.shtml
	2003/04 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000582/index.shtml
	2002/03 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000535/index.shtml
	2001/02 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SBU/b000427/index.shtml
	2000/01 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SBU/b000365/index.shtml
	1999/2000 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SBU/b000298/ index.shtml
	1998/99 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SBU/b000209/index.shtml
	1997/98 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000025/index.shtml
	Data on permanent exclusions is available for the full period requested.
	Data on fixed period exclusions was collected for the first time in 2003/04 via the Termly Exclusions Survey. Since 2005/06 collection has been via the School Census, but in that first year was for secondary schools only. In 2006/07, collection was extended to primary and special schools.
	The School Census includes non-maintained special schools, city technology colleges and academies whereas the Termly Exclusions Survey excludes them. This difference in scope and the change in collection mechanism mean that caution is needed when comparing results since 2005/06 with those prior to that.

Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings

Christopher Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many members of staff in his Department were dismissed  (a) for under-performance and  (b) in total in each of the last 10 years.

Ivan Lewis: In each of the last 10 years less than five members of staff were dismissed from the Department for International Development for under performance.
	Total dismissals in each year were also less than five, apart from in 2002 when six members of staff were dismissed and in 2006 when again six members of staff were dismissed in total.
	Providing the specific numbers in each of the other years could potentially identify individuals concerned and so breach confidentiality.

Overseas Aid: Health Services

Chris McCafferty: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what payments his Department made to  (a) United Nations Population Fund,  (b) World Health Organisation,  (c) UNICEF,  (d) UNAIDS,  (e) International Planned Parenthood Federation,  (f) Marie Stopes International,  (g) Interact Worldwide and  (h) Women and Children First UK in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05, (iii) 2005-06, (iv) 2006-07, (v) 2007-08 and (vi) 2008-09; and if he will make a statement.

Ivan Lewis: The Department for International Development's (DFID) core, voluntary contributions to the UN organisations were as follows:
	
		
			  £ million 
			   2003-04  2004-05  2005-06  2006-07  2007-08  2008-09 
			 UNFPA 18 20 20 20 20 20 
			 WHO 15.5 12.5 12.5 17.5 5.5 12.5 
			 UNICEF 17 19 19 19 26 16 
			 UNAIDS 3 — 16 10 19 10 
		
	
	DFID provided the following support via the NGOs:
	Marie Stopes International (MSI) (funding for four projects): £1,913,914 (2006-12)
	International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF): £42,999,990 (2008-13)
	Interact Worldwide (funding for eight projects): £3,861,233 (2004-13)
	Women and Children First UK: £49,893 (2007-09)
	DFID does not have a break down by financial year of the support we give to NGO projects. Information on country level contributions to the UN agencies and NGO's could not be provided without incurring disproportionate costs.